Dubai: Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga Gulf, a newly formed body for Kundapura Kannadigas hosted a felicitation programme for well-known guests from their home town who arrived specially for KaDaM anniversary programme recently.
Well known social activist Gowri Devadiga, Billawa Jagrathi Balaga’s Kundapura businessman N T Poojari and trustee of Kollur Temple Ambika Raju Devadiga were all invited and felicitated with dinner on October 28 at Fortune Plaza Hotel Dubai, UAE by President Sadan Das in the midst of various other guests who had assembled during the occasion and hosted specially by the ladies team of the Kundapura Balaga.
Bhagya Sadan Das, Gauri Devadiga, Ambika Devadiga, Vishalakshi Dinesh, Pratima Sudhakar and Veena Sujith were invited on to the stage to grace the occasion. The programme started with lighting of the lamp at around 8 pm. Next followed a prayer which was recited by Veena Sujith Shetty. Asha Devadiga welcomed the audience and was the Master of Ceremony.
Bhagya Sadan Das briefed the audience on Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga Gulf and introduced the organisation.
Later, guests Gowri Devadiga, Ambika Raju Devadiga and N T Poojari were all felicitated in recognition of their contributions in the field of social work. Upon receiving the felicitation, Gowri Devadiga thanked the organisers and dignitaries on the dais and conveyed her whole-hearted support to Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga. N T Poojari too thanked the organisation and promised his full Support.
Namma Kundapra Kannada Balaga also felicitated visiting Devadiga guests Raju Devadiga, H Mohan Das, Ravi Devadiga, Mumbai plus Harish Amin, Ravi Tallur, Leelavathi and Sharada Devadiga in recognition of their service to the community. On behalf of all the guests, Raju Devadiga spoke and expressed whole-hearted support to the Balaga.
President of Karnataka NRI Forum and Honorary President of Namma Kundapura Balaga Praveen Shetty, President of Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga Sadan Das, President of KaDaM and Vice President of Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga Dinesh Devadiga, Nithyan and Beskoor, Manoj Devadiga, Sudhakar Poojari, Sujiith, Karunakar Shetty, Daya Kirodian, Sujith, Vasu Kumar Shetty, Patgar Abdul Ghani, Faiyaz Ahmed and other community leaders were present on the occasion.
In a surprise moment, Namma Kundapura Kannada Balaga made use of the occasion to celebrate the birthday of guest Gowri Devadiga with a cake cutting ceremony.
Asha Devadiga concluded the event with a vote of thanks.
